Charles Halton

Charles Halton

1876-03-16 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 153 Credits

Biography

Charles Halton was an American stage, screen, and television character actor.

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Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956

as Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the ...

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

as Paymaster (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry

1953

as Atwater

Acting

A newspaper columnist, critic and novelist suddenly becomes caretaker to an infant boy left by his parents who are being deported for what turns out t...

The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter

1953

as Clemmons Usqubaugh

5.7
Acting

Wes Anderson (Fred MacMurray) is caught cattle rustling and promptly jailed. The public is outraged, but, since Wes always worked at night, they don't...

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

1953

as The Dean (uncredited)

5.5
Acting

Grainbelt University has one attraction for Dobie Gillis - women, especially Pansy Hammer. Pansy's father, even though and maybe because she says she'...

A Slight Case of Larceny

A Slight Case of Larceny

1953

as Willard Maibrunn

4.0
Acting

Two nitwits decide to open a gas station.

Carrie

Carrie

1952

as Factory Foreman

6.4
Acting

Carrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that awaits her there is a bleak life of grueling and poorly pa...

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951

as Cusick (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

1951

as Pettit

5.5
Acting

A young man tries to get rich by opening a diner. Comedy based on the popular comic strip.

Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

1951

as S.D. Pettit

5.5
Acting

A young man tries to get rich by opening a diner. Comedy based on the popular comic strip.

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

1950

as Merkle - the Shyster

Acting

Joe Palooka encounters gangsters and tries to alert the law.

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950

as Mr. Fettles (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home ...

The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

1950

as Clumhill

4.5
Acting

The daughter of a soap manufacturer heads to the wild and woolly west to sell her daddy's product.

The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950

as Red Sand Bank Manager (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.

The Sickle or the Cross

The Sickle or the Cross

1949

as Dr. Short

6.0
Acting

Reverend John Burnside, American missionary in the Far East, prepares to return home after twenty years to take up the fight against Communism. The Re...

The Daring Caballero

The Daring Caballero

1949

as Ed J. Hodges

5.5
Acting

Daring Cabellero was the third of producer Phil Krasne's Cisco Kid "B" westerns. Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo return as Cisco and Pancho, roles the...

Hideout

Hideout

1949

as Gabriel Wotter

5.4
Acting

Philip Ford's crime thriller stars Lloyd Bridges as a city attorney who comes to the dawning realization that a jewelry heist may be behind the discov...

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

as Oliver Latham

6.7
Acting

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their ow...

My Dear Secretary

My Dear Secretary

1948

as Mr. Kilbride (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for Owen Waterbury, famous novelist. She is soon disppoint...

Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday

1948

as Mr. Lipska (uncredited)

4.9
Acting

Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the gi...

If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

1948

as Pringle (uncredited)

7.5
Acting

In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they...

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

as Mr. Mittwick - High School Principal (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sist...

The Ghost Goes Wild

The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

as T. O'Connor Scott

5.0
Acting

Young artist Monte Crandell is being sued for an unauthorized caricature. To escape arrest, he disguises himself as a mystic, only to conjure up a gen...

Singin' in the Corn

Singin' in the Corn

1946

as Obediah Davis

Acting

Judy McCoy, a fortune teller with a circus, learns she has inherited some property and heads west to collect. When she arrives in the desert ghost tow...

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Prew

7.8
Acting

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrive...

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Carter (uncredited)

8.3
Acting

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinfli...

Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946

as Mr. Smith (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validi...

Three Little Girls in Blue

Three Little Girls in Blue

1946

as Hoskins

6.5
Acting

Three sisters go to Atlantic City with hopes of finding rich husbands.

Because of Him

Because of Him

1946

as Mr. Dunlap

6.2
Acting

A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.

She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races

1945

as Dr. Collyer

5.5
Acting

A group of scientists develop a system to pick winners at the racetrack. Comedy.

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

1945

as Appleby

Acting

A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is ...

Midnight Manhunt

Midnight Manhunt

1945

as Henry Miggs

4.5
Acting

Two reporters search for a missing body in a wax museum.

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

1945

as Mr. Kast

6.4
Acting

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman

1945

as Picot

7.0
Acting

A French Baron robs Louis XVI like Robin Hood.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

as Mr. Barker (uncredited)

7.6
Acting

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well thro...

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as R.T. Tatum (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

The Town Went Wild

The Town Went Wild

1944

as Mr. Tweedle

5.0
Acting

Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is ab...

Wilson

Wilson

1944

as Colonel House

5.5
Acting

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, an...

Shadows in the Night

Shadows in the Night

1944

as Doc Stacey

5.3
Acting

A criminal psychologist tries to help a beautiful heiress going mad in a haunted mansion.

Address Unknown

Address Unknown

1944

as Censorial Pipsqueak

6.4
Acting

When a German art dealer living in the US returns to his native country he finds himself attracted to Nazi propaganda.

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

as Doctor (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new...

Rationing

Rationing

1944

as Ezra Weeks

3.0
Acting

A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.

Up in Arms

Up in Arms

1944

as Dr. Freyheisen

6.0
Acting

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.

Whispering Footsteps

Whispering Footsteps

1943

as Harry Hammond

5.3
Acting

An Ohio bank clerk's life becomes a nightmare when his descriptions is a fit of a maniac killer.

Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

as Wilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.

That Other Woman

That Other Woman

1942

as Smith

5.5
Acting

A secretary by the name of Emily Borden comes up with a convoluted plan to get her boss to marry her which backfires after some bad advice.

You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

as Charley Gates (uncredited)

5.4
Acting

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpin.

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1942

as Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen ...

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1942

as A.V. Smith

6.6
Acting

Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship f...

Henry Aldrich, Editor

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

as Elias Noonan

6.0
Acting

Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero...

Priorities on Parade

Priorities on Parade

1942

as 2nd Examiner

Acting

Band leader Johnny Draper auditions his band, the Dixie Pixies, at the Eagle Aircraft Co., hoping to be hired to play for the workers in the plant. Ho...

There's One Born Every Minute

There's One Born Every Minute

1942

as Trumbull

7.2
Acting

A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been...

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942

as Dan Crane

5.4
Acting

Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1942

as Stuve

6.2
Acting

When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle wit...

In Old California

In Old California

1942

as Mr. Hayes

5.1
Acting

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citi...

Whispering Ghosts

Whispering Ghosts

1942

as Mark Gruber

6.4
Acting

A detective (Milton Berle) who solves cases on the radio investigates the mysterious decade-old murder of a sea captain.

Saboteur

Saboteur

1942

as Second Sheriff (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Producer Dobosh

7.8
Acting

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942

as Mr. Cotton

6.0
Acting

Author writes about his experiences sailing at sea, struggles to get his work published.

The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

1942

as Dr. Jones (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep t...

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

as Walter Kaufman

6.9
Acting

A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman...

The Body Disappears

The Body Disappears

1941

as Professor Moggs

5.2
Acting

Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after bachelor party revelry to find he's been turned invisible by...

Look Who's Laughing

Look Who's Laughing

1941

as Cudahy

5.5
Acting

Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistfu...

Unholy Partners

Unholy Partners

1941

as Phil Kaper

7.0
Acting

A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

as Haskins (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Doc - Coroner

5.3
Acting

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the ...

Lady Scarface

Lady Scarface

1941

as Mr. Pinchback

5.1
Acting

A Chicago gang led by Slade carries out an audacious brokerage robbery. Lieutenant Bill Mason takes the case, continuing his friendly-enemy relationsh...

The Smiling Ghost

The Smiling Ghost

1941

as Ames Bentley

6.5
Acting

Elinor Bentley Fairchild's previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a mo...

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941

as Rufus Smith (auctioneer)

5.8
Acting

Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to...

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

1941

as Commandant

Acting

A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.

Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns

1941

as Claude Haddock

5.0
Acting

Three reckless brothers dodge the draft then sign up and become men.

Dance Hall

Dance Hall

1941

as Mr. Frederick Newmeyer

6.0
Acting

Singer Lili Brown is attracted to dance hall manager Duke till she realizes he does that to all the girls. Nice guy Duke sets her up with composer Joe...

A Very Young Lady

A Very Young Lady

1941

as Oliver Brixton

1.0
Acting

A tomboy is sent to a private school to become a refined young woman, but her innocent crush on the headmaster leads to serious complications.

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

1941

as John Parkinson

6.0
Acting

A sudden windfall has unexpected consequences on a working class girl during the Great Depression.

The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

as Judge

5.2
Acting

Fictionalized story of the 1869 adoption of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory. In the new-founded railroad town of Laraville, Boss Jim Cork hopes ...

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1941

as Hazelton - Barrett's Aide

5.4
Acting

An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.

Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941

as Mayor

6.6
Acting

Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existe...

The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

as Mr. Bixby

5.3
Acting

A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.

Blonde Inspiration

Blonde Inspiration

1941

as Mr. Packer (uncredited)

5.4
Acting

A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

as Mr. Deever

6.2
Acting

Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? T...

Behind the News

Behind the News

1940

as Neil Saunders

7.0
Acting

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter ...

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

as Second Judge (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and maternal grandfather while rising to the top on Broadway...

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

1940

as Alec Severn

5.5
Acting

Two rival tugboat captains compete for local business.

The Westerner

The Westerner

1940

as Mort Borrow

7.1
Acting

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by...

Calling All Husbands

Calling All Husbands

1940

as Hadley Weaver

6.0
Acting

A henpecked husband and his bossy wife are due for a surprise when the wife's former boyfriend unexpectedly turns up.

Young People

Young People

1940

as Moderator

4.6
Acting

Wendy Ballantine's parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small town until a storm lets the f...

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as Albert Meng

6.5
Acting

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Bradley

7.0
Acting

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an a...

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940

as Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners

1940

as Chamber of Commerce Official (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Farnsworth (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distri...

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

1940

as Dr' Dobbins

6.1
Acting

Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.

Gangs of Chicago

Gangs of Chicago

1940

as Bromo

5.3
Acting

A criminal uses his knowledge of the law for his not-very-legal purposes, betraying friends along the way.

20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team

1940

as Henry Adams

6.0
Acting

It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition. The only thing that will s...

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

as Dr. Streeter

6.4
Acting

A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.

The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

as Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Krava...

Dr. Cyclops

Dr. Cyclops

1940

as Dr. Rupert Bulfinch

6.2
Acting

Four explorers are summoned to Peru by the brilliant physicist Dr Thorkel. They discover a rich source of radium and a half-mad Thorkel who shrinks th...

Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

as Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confedera...

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

1940

as Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

as Sensenbrenner

6.4
Acting

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphilis.

The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940

as Detective

8.1
Acting

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous ...

Swanee River

Swanee River

1939

as Pond

6.7
Acting

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, t...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as Printer (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback...

Reno

Reno

1939

as Augustus Welch

6.0
Acting

A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.

No Place to Go

No Place to Go

1939

as Ben Bradford

6.0
Acting

An elderly war veteran feels lonely and unwanted while living with his son and daughter-in-law, but he learns his life still has purpose when he befri...

Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter l...

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

as Uncle Redley

6.6
Acting

Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage ma...

Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

1939

as Manager of Rubber Company

6.1
Acting

Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

as Mayor

5.0
Acting

A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather than finish school.

News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

1939

as Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge

4.5
Acting

Newspaper editor (Foster) will do almost anything to increase circulation. He campaigns to free a condemned man while accusing a wealthy ex-criminal o...

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

as Hawthorne (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first l...

They Asked For It

1939

as Dr. Tyler

3.0
Acting

In this crime drama, the owner and chief editor of a newspaper gets together with two college pals and begins looking into the strange death of an old...

Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

1939

as Trilby

6.0
Acting

A former prizefighter tries to help his son pay off his gambling debts.

They Made Her a Spy

They Made Her a Spy

1939

as Beldon

5.7
Acting

When her brother is killed by sabotage, Irene Eaton (Sally Eilers) joins the secret service and goes undercover to unroot the culprits.

Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

as Surrett's Lawyer

6.9
Acting

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.

I'm from Missouri

I'm from Missouri

1939

as Henry Couch

Acting

Sweeney Bliss, champion mule raiser in Missouri, takes his prize mule Samson to London, where the British government is trying to decide whether to bu...

Sudden Money

Sudden Money

1939

as Mr. Wixby

5.0
Acting

Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney and brother-in-law Archibald "Doc" Finney win a $15...

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

as Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson Drew's daughter...

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

as Heywood

6.4
Acting

After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.

Federal Man-Hunt

Federal Man-Hunt

1938

as Damon Lauber

6.2
Acting

By a daring ruse and inside help, Pete Rennick, a noted criminal behind bars on federal charges, escapes from the prison, and all of the law-agencies ...

The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs

1938

as Ambassador (uncredited)

4.5
Acting

A wealthy playboy surreptitiously romances a scullery maid to gain access to her mistress with whom he is in love, but doesn't count on the maid falli...

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

1938

as Popsie (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves t...

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

1938

as Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.

Room Service

Room Service

1938

as Dr. Glass

6.5
Acting

Broke Gordon Miller tries to land a backer for his new play while he has to deal with with the hotel manager trying to evict him and his cast.

I Am the Law

I Am the Law

1938

as George Leander

6.6
Acting

With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.

I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938

as Mayor

5.7
Acting

After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will give a million dollars to anyone who is k...

Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble

1938

as Mr. Bitts

6.0
Acting

When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.

The Saint in New York

The Saint in New York

1938

as Vincent Nather

6.2
Acting

A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox...

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

as Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a ...

Penrod and His Twin Brother

Penrod and His Twin Brother

1938

as Mr. Bitts

5.0
Acting

Penrod Schofield's mischievous dog, Duke, is falsely accused of biting Penrod's spoiled friend, Rodney.

Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

as Turner (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a new method developed during the gold rush of the 1...

Penitentiary

Penitentiary

1938

as Leonard Nettleford

Acting

The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.

Blossoms On Broadway

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

as Dr. Gilgallon

4.0
Acting

A young singer hopes to become a success on Broadway.

Trouble at Midnight

Trouble at Midnight

1937

as Everett Benson

6.0
Acting

Noah Beery Jr. stars as Kirk Cameron in the modern-day western Trouble at Midnight. Freshly discharged from WWI, Cameron goes into the dairy-farming b...

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1937

as Silas Wagon

Acting

Detective Hank Hyer investigates a blackmail case involving a candidate for mayor.

Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Whitey (Uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his...

Talent Scout

Talent Scout

1937

as M.B. Carter

6.0
Acting

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.

Pick a Star

Pick a Star

1937

as Julius Klawheimer

4.8
Acting

A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with the help of a publicity man.

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man

1937

as Mr. Judd

5.6
Acting

A pretty architect devises a wild scheme to convince a handsome millionaire to fund a new housing development project.

Ready, Willing and Able

Ready, Willing and Able

1937

as Brockman

5.1
Acting

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.

Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

1937

as Mr. Bitts

6.0
Acting

A boy and his gang catch bank robbers using their clubhouse as a hide-out.

Stolen Holiday

Stolen Holiday

1937

as Le Grande

6.6
Acting

A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells worthless bonds.

Black Legion

Black Legion

1937

as Osgood

6.6
Acting

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates fore...

Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

as Dr. Bell

5.8
Acting

The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conn...

Sing Me a Love Song

Sing Me a Love Song

1936

as Mr. Willard (uncredited)

Acting

A young playboy inherits a financially-troubled New York City department store. To learn the business, he poses as a store clerk, and quickly falls fo...

More Than a Secretary

More Than a Secretary

1936

as Mr. Crosby

6.4
Acting

When the co-owner of a secretarial school visits a magazine editor to find out why he runs through secretaries, she's mistaken for an applicant. Drawn...

Come and Get It

Come and Get It

1936

as Jed Hewitt

6.8
Acting

An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.

Broadway Ballyhoo

1935

as Optometrist (uncredited)

3.0
Acting

In this musical short, three barkers for a New York City sightseeing bus drum up customers with songs and nightclub tours.

Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

1933

as Villager (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Sarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand. While there he runs into Geza...

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931

as Wilkes (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.

Laughter

Laughter

1930

as Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited)

5.0
Acting

Zeigfeld Follies beauty Peggy marries an older man, C. Morton Gibson. Although she soon grows tired of their sedate life, she refuses the attentions o...

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1917

as Larrabee

Acting

Financier Mark Harrold is responsible for the financial ruin and subsequent suicide of Stanton. Following his death, Stanton's daughter Margaret, seek...

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1917

as Austin

6.7
Acting

A young girl is trying to live an honest life in a crooked city. Caught up with a crook that might be the son of a millionaire and other crooked peopl...